The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-26

pie of the west than the original bill,
which he said was got up moro in the
interest of the east than the west.
Mr. Mi lerTeplied to Mr.. VanWyck and
described the speech as a remarkable
one TO be made by member of the
agricultural committee. He could not
find words appropriate to be spoken in
this body that would express his utter
contempt for such a speech. The Sen
ator knew that ninety-nine out of every
100 people living west of Chicago de-
sired the bill, anu desired it asst came
from the committee, but it had been
murdered, and murdered by western
men. Let the burden, he said, rest with
them. II kthe great plains of Kansas
and Nebraska were visited by the
cattle plague the, blame could not
be with the committee on agricul-
ture. If the Senator from Nebraska
thought that he could make anything
out OF his proposition to put hog
cholera into the bill, in Heavens name
let him put hog cholera into it.
Mr.. Teller spoke of the substitute as
having been offered and voted for out OF
a spirit of hostility. AS to the state
ment made by the Senator from Ne
kraska, that the bill was in the interest
OF the people of the east, he reminded
that Senator that the legislators of all
western states, chambers OF commerce,
boards of trade. and all cattle assOcia-
tIOns, had urged this legislation. The
adoption of the Subst tute he regarded
as the death-knell OF the bill, and he
wanted the country to know that the
friends Of the bill understood the pur-
pose and motive with which the sub
!
Van Wyck said that he agreed with
Colorado said. He ivan Wyck) had
voted against the substitute and was in
favor of the bill as it came from the
committee. He had intended, if he had
had an opportunity, TO offer his amend
ment to the original bill. Miller said
that it was unnecessary, as the original
was to apply also to diseases of swine.
Mr.. Van Wyck did not agree with that
statement, and declared his desire to
be not to antagonize the bill, but to
make it tier.
Mr.. Dawes moved to rec 0nsider the
vote adopting the substitute.
The bill was then lah aside infor-
mally. When taken up again the first
vote will be on reconsidering the vote
adopting the E imunds substitute.
The President of the Senate laid be-
fore the Senate the Pacific Railway in
Yestigation resolution.
Recess was taken until o'clock, when
the final vote viii be taken.
EVENING.
When the Senate reassembled, it i'm
mediately proceeded to the considera-
ton of the House joint resolution for
an investigation CT the books of the
Pacific Railroad, with the Senate
amendment thereto in the nature of a
substitute.
| Mr.. Mcpherson moved to strike from
the substitute sections 4, and 6.
! These sections confer upon the Pres
ident certain powers to redeem, under
certain circumstances, mortgages and
! liens on roads paramount 10
! the light, title and interest of the
United States, increasing to 40'per cent.
their net earnings, the amount to be
paid by the companies into the sinking
! fund, and authorizing the investment
of sinking fund in the first mortgage
bonds Of the companies. Mr.. McPher-
son said the 40 per cent. feature would
operate uutalrly.)
Mr.. Hoar remarked that 1t would
bankrupt the Union Pacific.
Mr.. Wilson Iowa) suggested that the
Senator from New Jersey modify his
motion so as to exclude therefrom the
4th section. which confers certain
powers upon the President.
Mr. Mcpherson acted upon the sug-
gestion. aud the vote was taken on
striking out The 9TH and 9th; the sink
ing fund sections; and they were
stricken out-yeas 26, nays las fol-
lows:
YEAS Allison, Blair, Cheney, Col
q1irt, Dawes, Dolph, Ely .rts. Farwell,
Fry e, German. Gray, Hale, Hoar, Nc
Pherson, Mitchell (Oregon) Mitchell
Pennsylvania, Morgan, Morrill,,
Payne, Platte, Ransom, Riddleberger,
Sawyer, Sherman, Spooner and Will
liams-26.
Nays-Beck, Berry, Cockrell, Coke,
Cullom, George, Harris. ingalls,, Kenna,
Mcmillan, Vance, Van Wyck, Whit
thOrne and Wilson (Iowa)-14.
Mr.. Mcpherson then moved to strike
out the fourth section of the substitute.
authorizing the President to redeem
prior mortgages.
NIL w lISOu Iowa duFOShICu GuC oCC-
ton, and said that it had been fully
considered by the judiciary committee,
not only at this session, bat for the
last three years.
Mr.. Butler asked him whether the
section contained an appropriation.
Mr.. Wilson said it did not directly;
but it did by implication.
Butler asked how many millions were
involved in the first mortgage bonds.
Mr.. Wilson-About 81 600 900.
Mr.. Butler-So that amount might be
necessary to remove these liens?
Mr.. Wilson-It might be necessary to
use that amount of money; less the
amount in the sinking fund.
Mr.: Dawes asked Mr.. Wilson
whether he would add to the section
the words "and the amount necessary
Is hereby appropriated ?"
Mr.. Wilson, have no objection.
Mr.. Dawes-IS there any precedent
for an appropriation. by implication, Of
such an enormous sum of money?
MIR. Wilson said he had no disposition
to discuss the matter. If it was thought
that the resolution was not sufficiently
explicit it could be amended.
Mr.. Mcpherson said that if it were
the desire las it seemed to be- Of the
Senators to retain this section, he was
i'm 80 l. 4.